- The
thyreophoroi or
thureophoroi (Gr****: θυρεοφόροι; sg.: thureophoros/thyreophoros, θυρεοφόρος) were a type of
infantry soldier,
common in the 3rd to...
- thorakites) were a type of
soldier in ****enistic
armies similar to the
thureophoroi. The
literal translation of the term is "cuir****iers",
which suggests...
- The
Thureophoroi were
armed with a long
thrusting spear, a
short sword and, if needed, javelins.
While the
Thorakitai were
similar to the
Thureophoroi, they...
-
Thureophoroi were
armed with a long
thrusting spear, a
short sword, and, if needed, javelins.
While the
Thorakitai were
similar to the
Thureophoroi,...
- Agrianoi. In the 3rd
century BC,
peltasts were
gradually replaced with
thureophoroi infantrymen.
Later references to
peltasts may not in fact
refer to their...
- in the
Peloponnesian War, and well-equipped
skirmisher troops such as
thureophoroi and
thorakites would be
developed to
provide a
strong mobile force for...
-
period also saw the
adoption of new
weapons and
troop types such as
Thureophoroi and the
Thorakitai who used the oval
Thureos shield and
fought with javelins...
- some have
suggested that the
infantry are in fact more
likely to be
Thureophoroi or Thorakitai,
troops armed with an oval
shield of the
Celtic type, a...
-
light infantry units of
local Bactrians and
mercenary javelin-wielding
Thureophoroi. The
cavalry arm was very
large for a ****enistic army and
composed mostly...
-
force entirely made up of
peltasts had
defeated a
force of hoplites. The
thureophoroi and thorakitai, who
gradually replaced the peltasts,
carried javelins...
